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Re: Twitter suspends pg's account [fixed]

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Post by troupe »

threatofrain wrote: post #122
britneybitch wrote: post #18

Wow. PG did not even post any links, he pretty much just said "I have a Mastodon account." And just like that, banned. Looks like now you're not allowed to so much as mention that you use other websites on the internet besides Twitter.

From official Twitter support: > We recognize that many of our users are active on other social media platforms. However, we will no longer allow free promotion of certain social media platforms on Twitter. > Specifically, we will remove accounts created solely for the purpose of promoting other social platforms and content that contains links or usernames for the following platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, T…

Musk seems to be indicating that banning it was a mistake:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604616426114932737

Re: Twitter suspends pg's account [fixed]

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Post by timeon »

sytelus wrote: post #166
teddyh wrote: post #5

For those who missed it, his Mastodon is: https://mas.to/@paulg

It's amazing Mastodon is still so utterly disaster. Where are all the startups? Why is making Twitter clone so hard?

> Where are all the startups?

Before: Twitter was everywhere - any clone would fail.

Now: Twitter is still everywhere. Seems like drug for journalists.

Re: Twitter suspends pg's account [fixed]

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Post by mistermann »

wereallterrrist wrote: post #421
mvkel wrote: post #173

It's baffling to me that Elon seems to be taking the opposite of a first-principles view on Twitter. He fails to realize _why_ Twitter uniquely has the reach that it does. It's because it's platform-agnostic in a lot of ways. It's the base-level social protocol that all other platforms are adjacent to. By removing that connection, it completely nerfs that influence and Twitter becomes just another social network. I a…

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33991851 Why is it so plainly obvious to many of us and so god damn impossible for others to see it. Elon is not a genius. You got duped. Just accept it and realize he's a petty tyrant whose ego is exploding. It explains every single thing that has happened, and yet people are so desperate not to accept it.

> Why is it so plainly obvious to many of us and so god damn impossible for others to see it.

Technically? That is the nature of consciousness. Though that's no fun, so how about: some people are just stupid - the ones who have a different opinion than the observer.

Re: Twitter suspends pg's account [fixed]

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Post by stanleydrew »

AJ007 wrote: post #397
mvkel wrote: post #173

It's baffling to me that Elon seems to be taking the opposite of a first-principles view on Twitter. He fails to realize _why_ Twitter uniquely has the reach that it does. It's because it's platform-agnostic in a lot of ways. It's the base-level social protocol that all other platforms are adjacent to. By removing that connection, it completely nerfs that influence and Twitter becomes just another social network. I a…

The message over the past week has been pretty clear -- the rules change without notice and will be changed based on what pisses elon off. That make Twitter now a niche message board. All of the elaborate justifications and explanations for buying Twitter and what was going on wrong over there while it was public have been thrown out the window, no matter what your point of view was. The fact that this most recent on…

> Elon might be getting margin called on Tesla right now, which could wipe him out financially.

I don't think this is how margin calls work. Presuming your broker is properly managing risk, then a margin call is explicitly designed to not wipe you out financially. You have to put up more capital or sell positions in order to maintain a certain amount of equity in your account, and that required amount is never zero (again, if your broker/lender is managing risk properly).

Of course it is a stressful situation, and he may need to sell assets at "unfavorable" prices which would effectively lock-in some reduced paper wealth. But I don't think a margin call is going to wipe him out.

Re: Twitter suspends pg's account [fixed]

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Post by minimaxir »

britneybitch wrote: post #18

Wow. PG did not even post any links, he pretty much just said "I have a Mastodon account." And just like that, banned. Looks like now you're not allowed to so much as mention that you use other websites on the internet besides Twitter.

Hijacking top comment to note Elon Musk has commented: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604616426114932737

> Paul’s account will be restored shortly

And https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604616863673208832

> Going forward, there will be a vote for major policy changes. My apologies. Won’t happen again.

Re: Twitter suspends pg's account [fixed]

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Post by jdiez17 »

Musk just tweeted that @paulg will be restored shortly: https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/16046164261149327...

And “Going forward, there will be a vote for major policy changes. My apologies. Won’t happen again.” https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/16046168636732088...

Edit: and now he’s asking if he should step down https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/16046176439731240...

Re: Twitter suspends pg's account [fixed]

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Post by throwaway4aday »

retrocryptid wrote: post #329
threatofrain wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From official Twitter support: > We recognize that many of our users are active on other social media platforms. However, we will no longer allow free promotion of certain social media platforms on Twitter. > Specifically, we will remove accounts created solely for the purpose of promoting other social platforms and content that contains links or usernames for the following platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, T…

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This is all rather entertaining to watch from the sidelines. Both "sides" in this power struggle are making hilarious cock-ups and are playing hard to their bases, to the point of absurdity. The sad thing is watching people say things like this as if it's some kind of "checkmate, alt-right!" but anyone with even an eighth of their attention resting outside of a filter bubble can see that A) nobody on the other side gives a shit and B) the side accusing Musk of not adhering to his promise has already squandered so much cache over the past 7 years that this kind of reneging, which is by all measures incredibly tame and expected given both Twitter's business interests and Musks personality, is in no way damning let alone surprising. Neither side has moral authority, you're both just street fighting and are too covered in mud and manure to figure out that you're punching in the wrong directions.

Re: Twitter suspends pg's account [fixed]

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Post by ipaddr »

BryantD wrote: post #420
croon wrote: post #251

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reconcile this with what you wrote: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604593057676300288

That’s not really my job. If you want him to resolve the discrepancy between what he Tweeted and what’s on the policy page, you should ask him. I do agree that there’s a discrepancy there, to be clear, and I think the policy is ridiculous no matter how you read it. I also think it’s bad that Musk is shooting from the hip in confusing ways. Given that PG got suspended, the weight of evidence seems to be that my interp…

The weight of evidence is against Elon but this is not a court of law. He can ban everyone and probably will soon. Remember this post.. first person to say he will ban everyone at some point soon.
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